19 Bible Verses about The Tongue

And the tongue is a fire, the tongue proves a very world of mischief among our members, staining the whole of the body and setting fire to the round circle of existence with a flame fed by hell.

no man can tame the tongue ??plague of disorder that it is, full of deadly venom!

So the tongue is a small member of the body, but it can boast of great exploits. What a forest is set ablaze by a little spark of fire!

We all make many a slip, but whoever avoids slips of speech is a perfect man; he can bridle the whole of the body as well as the tongue.

For he who speaks in a 'tongue' addresses God not men; no one understands him; he is talking of divine secrets in the Spirit.

As for speaking in a 'tongue,' let only two or at most three speak at one meeting, and that in turn. Also, let someone interpret;

With the tongue we bless the Lord and Father, and with the tongue we curse men made in God's likeness;

My dear children, let us put our love not into words or into talk but into deeds, and make it real.

Look at ships too; for all their size and speed under stiff winds, they are turned by a tiny rudder wherever the mind of the steersman chooses.

We put bridles into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, and so, you see, we can move the whole of their bodies.

Well, it is the same with yourselves. Unless your tongue utters language that is readily understood, how can people make out what you say? You will be pouring words into the empty air!

but in church I would rather say five words with my own mind for the instruction of other people than ten thousand words in a 'tongue.'

while what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart ??and that is what defiles a man.

For if I pray with a 'tongue,' my spirit prays, no doubt, but my mind is no use to anyone.

They saw tongues like flames distributing themselves, one resting on the head of each,

blessing and cursing stream from the same lips! My brothers, this ought not to be.

Thank God, I speak in 'tongues' more than any of you;

if there is no interpreter, let the speaker keep quiet in church and address himself and God.

Thus 'tongues' are intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; whereas prophesying is meant for believers, not for unbelievers.